External links

The Scottish Government
Responsible for most of the issues of day-to-day concern to the people of Scotland, including health, education, justice, rural affairs, and transport.
The Scotland Office
Represent Scotland's interests at Westminster and acts as guardian to the Devolution Settlement.
The Scottish Parliament
The Scottish Parliament has power to pass primary legislation over a wide area of Scottish affairs, and to hold to account the devolved Scottish Administration.
Directgov
Website of the UK government, providing information and online services for the public.
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
A UK government department which aims to enable everyone to live within our environmental means.
Scottish Natural Heritage (SNH)
Looks after Scotland's wildlife and scenery, help people to enjoy and value it, and encourage people to use it sustainably.
Environment Agency
The environment agency for England and Wales.
SNIFFER (Scotland and Northern Ireland Forum for Environmental Research)
Identifies and manages environmental research on behalf of its members.
OpenScotland
Identifies activities initiated by the 21st Century Government Unit of the Scottish Government. This provides the people of Scotland with better access to public services, improved delivery of those services, and aims to ensure they have the skills, access and awareness to enable use of computers and the web in their daily lives.
Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform
Information about the priorities and policies of the Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform and its delivery partners.
‘Bag It and Bin It - Don't Flush It’ campaign
Information about the importance of disposing of sanitary waste in a responsible manner.
DWQR
Drinking Water Quality Regulator for Scotland
Wastenet
Defra supported Wastenet is a free-to-use knowledge portal which provides a wealth of up-to-date information about waste and resources research. Useful for those working in, or conducting research in the field of waste management.
Waterwatch Scotland
Represents customers of Scottish Water.
WaterAid
International charity with a mission to overcome poverty by enabling the world's poorest people to gain access to safe water, sanitation and hygiene education.
The Water Guide
Information about the UK water industry and the companies operating within it.
The Water Industry Commission for Scotland (WICS)
WICS promotes the interest of water and sewerage customers in Scotland by making sure they recieve a high-quality service and value for money.
The Water Pollution Guide
Information about the sources of water pollution and how they can be treated.
Spill Online
Information on how to react to an oil spill, what to do, and who to contact.
Sustainable Tourism
Information on all aspects of sustainable tourism development.
The International Network for Environmental Compliance and Enforcement (INECE)
Global network of environmental compliance and enforcement practitioners dedicated to raising awareness of compliance and enforcement; developing networks for enforcement cooperation; and strengthening capacity to implement and enforce environmental requirements.
The Voluntary Initiative
A programme of measures, agreed with the Government, to minimise the environmental impacts of pesticides.
UK Environmental Law Association
The UK's foremost membership organisation working to improve understanding and awareness of environmental law.
UK Government Decontamination Service
Boosts the UK’s capacity to resist and recover from deliberate and accidental releases of chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear (CBRN) materials, and from major accidental releases of hazardous materials (HAZMAT).
NetRegs
Free environmental guidance for small and medium-sized businesses in the UK.
SEARS (Scotland’s Environmental and Rural Services)
A partnership of nine public bodies delivering rural and environmental services for the Scottish Government. Aims to provide Scotland’s rural land managers with an efficient and effective service.
Scotland's 2020 climate group The group aims to consider how Scotland’s business, voluntary and public sectors can work together to help achieve Scotland’s targets and the transformational changes required in the Scottish Government’s Climate Change Delivery Plan.